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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-10-028062
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100510
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100519

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Heneweer Gordon
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001492043

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18805
		FILM NUMBER:		10846409

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		303 VELOCITY WAY
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000867374
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		IRS NUMBER:				943086355
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		303 VELOCITY WAY
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6503573500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		303 VELOCITY WAY
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
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        <issuerName>ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EFII</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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        <footnote id="F1">On December 21, 2007, Reporting Person was granted an award of 5,000 restricted stock units, scheduled to vest with respect to one-third of the units on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, or on December 21, 2008, December 21, 2009 and December 21, 2010, respectively. 3,350 of the units underlying this award have vested prior to the date hereof, according to its vesting schedule. The remaining 1,650 units will vest on December 21, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive on vesting one share of the issuer's common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On February 26, 2008, Reporting Person was granted an award of 7,000 restricted stock units, scheduled to vest with respect to one-third of the units on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, or on February 26, 2009, February 26, 2010 and February 26, 2011, respectively. 4,690 of the units underlying this award have vested prior to the date hereof, according to its vesting schedule. The remaining 2,310 units will vest on February 26, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On June 18, 2009, Reporting Person was granted this restricted stock unit award, which is scheduled to vest with respect to one-third of the units on August 1, 2010, August 1, 2011 and August 1, 2012, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On September 28, 2009, Reporting Person was granted an award of 6,983 restricted stock units in exchange for certain outstanding stock options that were subsequently canceled, pursuant to the issuer's Offer to Exchange Certain Outstanding Stock Options for Restricted Stock Units and/or Cash Payments, dated August 31, 2009. 5,587 of the units underlying this award vested on March 28, 2010. The remaining 1,396 units will vest on March 28, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This is a performance-based award granted in execution of the EFI 2010 Management Team Performance Bonus Program. The vesting of this restricted stock unit award will be determined based on the issuer's 2010 revenue target achievement, subject to the issuer achieving a minimum threshold for 2010 non-GAAP operating income (the &quot;Minimum Threshold&quot;). This award will vest in full or on pro-rata basis, if and as applicable, upon the review of the issuer's performance and confirmation that the vesting conditions set forth herein have been satisfied (the &quot;Determination Date&quot;), on the later of (1) the first anniversary of the grant date or (2) the Determination Date, subject to Reporting Person's continued employment with the issuer through the vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">This is a performance-based award granted in execution of the EFI 2010 Management Team Performance Bonus Program. The vesting of this restricted stock unit award will be determined based on the issuer's 2010 non-GAAP operating income target achievement, subject also to the issuer achieving the Minimum Threshold. This award will vest in full or on pro-rata basis, if and as applicable, upon the review of the issuer's performance and confirmation that the vesting conditions set forth herein have been satisfied, on the later of (1) the first anniversary of the grant date or (2) the Determination Date, subject to Reporting Person's continued employment with the issuer through the vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Gordon Heneweer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-05-19</signatureDate>
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